MERALCO defeated Rain or Shine, 95-89, on Saturday in their out-of-town PBA preseason game at the Capital Arena in Ilagan City, Isabela.
Allein Maliksi showed his readiness for the coming campaign after playing just two games last season with a couple of outside shots that enabled the Bolts to pull away on their way to their first win of the preseason.
Rain or Shine lost in the preseason for the first time following a pair of victories against Converge and NLEX.
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Maliksi buried threes that increased the gap to 78-71. He also joined forces with Aaron Black after they made back-to-back treys that made it an 89-77 advantage.
Meralco won even with Chris Newsome and Bong Quinto in street clothes.
The Bolts bounced back after losing to Converge, 109-103, last Thursday at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong City.
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